Month: October 2019

Alex I didn’t expected to be going so soon, Nox caught me texting Max in the middle of a conversation. So as we walked I tried to finish that up. “Max doesn’t want to go?” he asked. He wasn’t looking at me but staring a head. “How’d you guess?” “Does he want to spend the night?” “He does,…

Nox Dinner was almost ready when the door opened unexpectedly. It was unusual for anyone to come from the shelter area before dinner. I looked up to see a pair of blue eyes I had hoped not to see until tomorrow. But he was probably just as stubborn as I was if not more from…

Alex We walked around the grocery store for a good hour talking and grabbing things off the shelf. Mrs. Durante paid for it and we wheeled Max home. He could walk but not far, so walking up stairs was a bit of a challenge, but we made it. The house was very quiet. Like no…

Nox My mom greeted us at the door and quickly took Max and Alex away from the impending danger. More like running for their lives while they sent me into the lion’s den. But that was alright, I knew eventually it was going to come down to this. Just me and Dad. The house was…

Alex I’d never spent this much time with a group of people I didn’t like. And if it weren’t for watching Nox I probably would have left when I got there. And the girls all sort of ignored me, the guys looked at me like I was carrying the plague, except for Nox. He looked…

Nox The week went by much the same. Alex stayed until the wee hours of the morning. Mostly hanging with Max on the living room couch half falling asleep while Max downed caffeine and played video games. Max slept most days while we were gone so he was wide awake at night. And Alex didn’t…

Alex I followed Nox out into the hall way but he was stopped by a girl, a not popular girl, one of the smart girls. Sasha I think her name was. They talked and I heard her ask Nox to Homecoming. He agreed with the caveat of asking his dad first. I growled and walked…

Nox Alex had just left, and now he was back at my house walking me to school, and he was going to walk me home. But that wasn’t because of me, that was because of Max, he’d be here when we got out. I liked the idea of seeing Alex in my house on purpose.…

Alex He looked wrecked as I crawled into his bed behind him. I’d been there many times with Drew and Mandy during parties, but never had I ever felt like I was invading his privacy like I was now. He didn’t budge when I laid down behind him. He buried himself deeper into the pillow…

Nox School was a drag. For the first time in my life I didn’t want to be there. It wasn’t that I liked school, but I saw everything for what it was today. I’d cried most of the night and it had taken everything Luc and I could do to make the red puffy eyes go away.…

Alex I didn’t know if he was worth it. Worth all this trouble. He gave me an out. And that morning instead of after school I dropped off all those things I said I would and knew Nox wouldn’t be around. His mother gratefully took them and told me she could give me a ride…

Nox I did as Drew suggested I did a few rounds in the gym downstairs. Even though it wasn’t blood, I got my anger issues from my father. It’s true that kids mimic what they see. My dad was a great man. I loved him very much but sometimes he was a little pig headed.…

Alex Nox hung up on me for the third time and I almost had enough, except for the look on Drew’s face. “What?” I asked. “Come with me.” “I’m putting a lot of faith in you for a guy who pushed passed my limits.” “What?” Drew said, “When did I do that?” “In Pretty Boy’s…

Nox That was probably the hardest thing I’d done since telling my dad I was cut from the football team. And somehow this felt worse. There was a dull ache in my stomach and my head hurt. My mom called, “Nox, can you come in here?” I sighed, but called back, “Coming.” I stepped into…

Alex That didn’t go as planned. And neither did before school, he wouldn’t even look at me. I probably shouldn’t have said what I did, but I didn’t need to have that many issues on my plate at one time.  Homeroom went and I grabbed a bundle of homework and things for Max to take…

Nox I went to bed early that night. I wasn’t in a family mood, and Dad wasn’t even home anyway. He was working on some new case and it was taking up all his time. Which was a good thing, it meant that he couldn’t be here to yell at me or give me disappointed…